Improvement in clothes-driers



UNITED STATES APATENT OFFICE.

JOHN SUTTON, OE DEEP EIvEE,1OwA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-DRIERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l 67,708, dated September 14, 1875; application tiled June 12,1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN SUTTON, of Deep River, Poweshiek county, Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Clothes-Rack, of which the followingis a specification:

My invention consists of ltwo racks suspended from a long plate supported at the middle on the top oi' a standard having a long narrow base, having swing` feet to throw out and braceit laterally, the racks having braces which throw them out obliquely for use when the braes are adjusted on arms projecting from the standard below the top plate; and above theseare two racks similarly supported on standards rising up from the top plate, and having braces to hold them out obliquely for use. Other clothes-supporting arms are used, some being'permanently and Others detachably connected, the whole making a simple and efficient rack that can be readily opened and extended for use and folded up out of the way.

In the drawing, Figure lis a perspective view of my improved folding clothes-rack as' as it'appears when extended for use, and Fig.

2 is a transverse section of the rack when folded up and put away.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre-- sponding parts.

A is the base; swing feet for bracing the standard laterally to the base, which is made 'narrow for stand- B, the standard; C, theI ing the base close to the wall when folded up. D is the top plate, and E the racks, which are hinged to opposite sides ofthe top plate to hang down vertically when folded up, and having the braces F to hold them out suitably for supporting the clothes on them, the braces being provided with foot-rests on the arms G. H represents the other racks, which are mounted in standards I, supported .by the top plate D, and having the braces J to hold them in the working position. K represents arms projecting from the standard B below the top plate, for additional means to hold the clothes; and L represents arms detachably applied to the top plate D and the standard l.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The racks E E, pivoted to opposite sides of plate D, and provided with the pivoted braces F, and the notched arms G, projecting from standard B, equidistant between the racks, as shown and described, to operate as specified.

2. The racks H, braces J, standards I, top plate D, standard B, platform A, racks E,

'braces F, and arms Gr, combined and arranged substantially as specified.

JOHN SUTTON. Witnesses:

E. M. COUOH, E. M. FUNK. 

